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| − | '''This page will describe and show all the ores that are found <u>in Middle |
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==Coal Ore== |
==Coal Ore== |
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| + | {{Infobox block|Image = [[File:CoalOre.png|250px]]|type = Solid block|renewable = No|physics = No|tool = Pickaxe (wood or better)|added in = vanilla Minecraft Classic|title = Coal Ore}}'''Coal ore''' is a mineral block that drops [http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Coal coal] when mined. The coal ore block itself (rather than coal) can be obtained by mining it with a pickaxe with the [http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Silk_Touch Silk Touch] enchantment. |
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| − | + | Coal ore is generated naturally in veins between stone blocks, much like other ores. It is a common sight on almost all maps, and can be found at almost any elevation, from cliff faces, through underground caves and sea bottoms, down to bedrock. On average, there are about 142.6 coal ores per chunk. It is the only ore to appear well above sea level; coal ore comprises about 1% of all stone, regardless of altitude. |
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| + | Coal veins can vary greatly in size — mountaintop deposits are usually five blocks at most, but underground ones are generally at least ten blocks, and can range up to 64. Coal ore drops 1 piece of coal and 0 to 2 experience when mined with any pickaxe. Mining with a [http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Fortune Fortune] enchanted pickaxe will increase yields. |
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==Copper Ore== |
==Copper Ore== |
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|title = Copper Ore |
|title = Copper Ore |
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|renewable = Yes (can be bought) |
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| − | |tool = Pickaxe (stone or better)|added in = Beta 1}} '''Copper Ore''' is an ore found commonly throughout Middle-earth. It can be smelted into [[Copper| |
+ | |tool = Pickaxe (stone or better)|added in = Public Beta 1}} '''[[Copper Ore|Copper ore]]''' is an ore found commonly throughout Middle-earth. It can be smelted into [[Copper|copper ingots]], which can be combined with tin to make [[bronze]]. It can be found up to layer 64 and is about half as common as iron. A pickaxe of at least stone or equivalent strength is required to mine this ore.<br clear="all" /> |
==Gold Ore== |
==Gold Ore== |
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|title = Gold Ore |
|title = Gold Ore |
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|Image = [[File:GoldOre.png|250px]] |
|Image = [[File:GoldOre.png|250px]] |
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|renewable = Yes (can be bought) |
|renewable = Yes (can be bought) |
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|physics = No |
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| − | |tool = Pickaxe ( |
+ | |tool = Pickaxe (iron or better)|added in = vanilla Minecraft Classic|drops = itself}} '''Gold ore''' is a mineral block found underground. Gold ore will drop as an item if mined by an iron or diamond pickaxe. If mined by any other tool, it will drop nothing. |
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| + | Gold ore generates in veins of 4-8 blocks (sometimes up to 16 if two veins happen to spawn together, and as few as 1 if the block that was supposed to be gold ore is occupied by a generated structure). It only appears in the bottom 32 layers of the map. From levels 2-29, gold ore's occurrence underground is at 0.1437% (about five times as rare as iron). On average, there are 8.2 blocks of gold ore per chunk. |
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==Glowstone Ore== |
==Glowstone Ore== |
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|title = Glowstone Ore |
|title = Glowstone Ore |
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|Image = [[File:2014-08-03 20.14.17.png|250px]] |
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|renewable = No |
|renewable = No |
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+ | |tool = Pickaxe (stone or better) |
| − | |added in = Public Beta 5}} '''Glowstone Ore''' is an ore found only in the Dwarven biomes, where it is slightly uncommon. Glowstone |
+ | |added in = Public Beta 5}} '''[[Glowstone Ore|Glowstone ore]]''' is an ore found only in the Dwarven biomes, where it is slightly uncommon. Glowstone ore can only be found in the biomes where [[Dwarf|Dwarves]] spawn ([[Iron Hills]], [[Blue Mountains]]). In those biomes it spawns on Level 32 and lower. |
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| + | When mined, it drops glowstone dust, which explains the prevalence of glowstone blocks in Dwarven structures. A pickaxe of at least stone or equivalent strength is required to mine this ore. This is currently one of only five ways to gather glowstone, the others being from Witches, Witch Huts, the Nether and [[Underwater Elven Ruin]]s. This also makes it the one of the two ways to gather glowstone in Middle-earth. |
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==Gulduril Ore== |
==Gulduril Ore== |
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|title = Gulduril Ore |
|title = Gulduril Ore |
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|Image = [[File:OreGulduril.png|250px]] |
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|renewable = No |
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+ | |physics = No |
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+ | |tool = Pickaxe (stone or better) |
|drops = [[Gulduril Crystal]] |
|drops = [[Gulduril Crystal]] |
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| + | |added in = Public Beta 1}} '''[[Gulduril Ore|Gulduril ore]]''' spawns only in [[Mordor]], [[Dol Guldur]], and [[Angmar]]. It is about as rare as gold. It gives off a sickly green light, like the walls of Minas Morgul in Peter Jackson's film adaptations, and drops [[Gulduril Crystal|Gulduril crystals]] when mined. |
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| − | |added in = Public Beta 1}} '''Gulduril Ore''' spawns only in [http://lotrminecraftmod.wikia.com/wiki/Mordor Mordor], [http://lotrminecraftmod.wikia.com/wiki/Dol_Guldur Dol Guldur], and [http://lotrminecraftmod.wikia.com/wiki/Angmar Angmar]. It is about as rare as gold. It gives off a sickly green light like the walls of Minas Morgul and drops [http://lotrminecraftmod.wikia.com/wiki/Gulduril_Gem Gulduril Crystals] when mined. The current uses for this ore (namely its crystal) are making [http://lotrminecraftmod.wikia.com/wiki/Morgul_Portal Morgul Portals], [http://lotrminecraftmod.wikia.com/wiki/Morgul_Torch Morgul Torches], and [http://lotrminecraftmod.wikia.com/wiki/Morgul_Steel Morgul Steel] which is used in crafting [http://lotrminecraftmod.wikia.com/wiki/Morgul_Blade Morgul blades] and [http://lotrminecraftmod.wikia.com/wiki/Morgul_Armour armor]. Morgul steel is stronger than [http://lotrminecraftmod.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Uruk_Steel Black Uruk Steel] and [http://lotrminecraftmod.wikia.com/wiki/Orc_Steel_Ingot Orc Steel], but not as strong as [http://lotrminecraftmod.wikia.com/wiki/Mithril Mithril]. |
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| + | The current uses for this ore (that is its crystal) are making [[Morgul Portal|Morgul Portals]], [[Morgul Torch|Morgul torches]], and [[Morgul Steel Ingot|Morgul Steel]], which is used in crafting [[Morgul Blade|Morgul Blades]] and [[Morgul Armour|armour]]. Morgul steel is stronger than [[Black Uruk Steel Ingot|Black Uruk Steel]] and [[Orc Steel Ingot|Orc Steel]], but not as strong as [[Mithril Ingot|mithril]]. |
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==Iron Ore== |
==Iron Ore== |
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|title = Iron Ore |
|title = Iron Ore |
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|Image = [[File:IronOre.png|250px]] |
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|renewable = Yes (can be bought) |
|renewable = Yes (can be bought) |
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+ | |tool = Pickaxe (stone or better)|added in = vanilla Minecraft Classic|drops = itself}} '''Iron ore''' is a mineral block found underground. It is the most common mineral that can be used to make tools and armour. Iron ore will drop as an item if mined by a stone pickaxe or better. If mined by any other tool, it will drop nothing. |
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| + | Iron occurs only around from bedrock to slightly above sea level (layers 1-63). However, almost all of the iron ore will be at the lower levels. On average, there are about 77 iron ores per chunk. Veins can vary in size, but the most common is 2×2×2. Iron always comes in veins of 4 to 10 unless dirt, gravel, a cave, or another ore overlapped into it. Each block in the vein, which otherwise would be stone, has a random chance of being iron ore instead. |
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==Lapiz Lazuli== |
==Lapiz Lazuli== |
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|title = Lapiz Lazuli Ore |
|title = Lapiz Lazuli Ore |
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|Image = [[File:Lapiz.png|250px]] |
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+ | |tool = Pickaxe (iron or better)|added in = vanilla Minecraft Beta 1.2|drops = Itself}} '''Lapis lazuli ore''' is the ore block from which [http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Lapis_lazuli lapis lazuli] is obtained. A stone pickaxe or better is required to obtain a drop from lapis lazuli ore. If mined with a Silk Touch enchanted pickaxe, it will drop itself, otherwise it will drop 4-8 lapis lazuli and 2-5 experience. When mined with a Fortune enchanted pickaxe, there is a chance the drops will be multiplied by between 2 and the level plus 1, up to a maximum of 2 to 4 at level III (for a maximum of 32 lapis lazuli dropped). |
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| + | Lapis lazuli ore is found at a depth of 31 and below. The highest concentration of lapis lazuli ore is found between levels 13 and 16. At this level, the concentration is about 0.083% of all blocks (0.1013% of stone). The concentration drops linearly as one gets farther from these rows. Overall, lapis lazuli is around 1.1 times as common as diamond ore with an average of 3.43 blocks of lapis lazuli ore per chunk. |
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==Mithril Ore== |
==Mithril Ore== |
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|title = Mithril Ore |
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| − | |Image = [[File:2014-07-08 02.25.18.png|thumb| |
+ | |Image = [[File:2014-07-08 02.25.18.png|thumb|250px|right|Mithril Ore]] |
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+ | |type = Solid block |
|renewable = No |
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+ | |physics = No |
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+ | |tool = Pickaxe (diamond or better), [[Dwarven Equipment|Dwarven Pickaxe]], [[Dwarven Equipment|Dwarven Mattock]] |
| − | |added in = Public Beta 1}} '''Mithril''' ''' |
+ | |added in = Public Beta 1}} '''[[Mithril Ore|Mithril]]'''[[Mithril Ore| '''ore''']]''' '''is the most valuable material in Middle-earth. The ore is extremly rare, but the [[Mithril Equipment|best weapons, tools]] and [[Mithril Armour|armour]] can be crafted out of mithril. Mithril ore can only be found in the [[Misty Mountains]] (not the [[Misty Mountains #Misty Mountains Foothills|Misty Mountain Foothills]]) at layer 16 or below (similarly to diamond ore). It is around twice as rare as diamond ore. |
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| + | To mine it, you need a pickaxe of diamond or mithril strength, but a [[Dwarven Equipment|Dwarven pickaxe]] will work as well. The [http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:PercentOfOreByHeight.png Minecraft wiki] states that there is a 0.1% chance to find a block of diamond ore, that is 3 diamond ore blocks per chunk. As mithril is twice as rare, that would be roughly 2 mithril ore blocks in a single 16 by 16 chunk. |
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==Morgul Iron Ore== |
==Morgul Iron Ore== |
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|title = Morgul Iron Ore |
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|Image = [[File:Morgul_Iron_Ore.png|250px]] |
|Image = [[File:Morgul_Iron_Ore.png|250px]] |
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|renewable = No |
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+ | |tool = Pickaxe (stone or better) |
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| − | |imagecaption = Some Morgul Iron |
+ | |imagecaption = Some Morgul Iron ore and [[Naurite Ore|Naurite ore]] at the surface of Mordor |
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+ | |added in = Public Beta 1}}'''[[Morgul Iron Ore|Morgul Iron ore]]''' is an ore found in [[Mordor]], [[Dol Guldur]] and [[Angmar]]. It is about as common as normal iron ore, and can be smelted into [[Orc Steel Ingot|Orc Steel ingots]] in the [[Orc Forge|Orc forge]]. A pickaxe of at least stone or equivalent strength is required to mine this ore. |
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| + | For players living in Mordor, this might be an important ore as Orc Steel is used in place of iron for all [[Mordor Equipment|Orc equipment]] and no iron ore can be found in Mordor. Morgul Iron ore can be alloyed into many different materials. In an Orc forge, Morgul Iron ore can be alloyed into [[Black Uruk Steel Ingot|Black Uruk Steel]] if you use [[Naurite gem|Naurite]] in the top, [[Morgul Steel Ingot|Morgul Steel]] if you use [[Gulduril Crystal|Gulduril crystals]] in the top, and normal Orc Steel if you do not add anything. |
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==Naurite Ore== |
==Naurite Ore== |
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|title = Naurite Ore |
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|Image = [[File:NauriteOre.png|250px]] |
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|renewable = No |
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|drops = [[Naurite gem]] |
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| − | |added in = Public Beta 1}} '''Naurite Ore''' is an ore exclusively found in [ |
+ | |added in = Public Beta 1}} '''[[Naurite Ore|Naurite ore]]''' is an ore exclusively found in [[Mordor]], [[Angmar]] and [[Dol Guldur]]. The name is derived from the Elvish word for fire. It is about as common as coal ore, and drops [[Naurite gem]]s when harvested. It can be used as fuel in forges and can be crafted into a mineral block or can be used to craft [[Orc Torch|Orc torches]]. It is also the alloy used (with Morgul Iron) in an [[Orc Forge|Orc forge]], to create [[Black Uruk Steel Ingot|Black Uruk Steel]] ingots. Items made from these ingots are much stronger than items crafted from [[Orc Steel Ingot|Orc Steel ingots]], but not as strong as [[Morgul Steel Ingot|Morgul Steel]]. |
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==Quendite Ore== |
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|title = Quendite Ore |
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|Image = [[File:Quenditeore.png|250px]] |
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+ | |tool = Pickaxe (iron or better) |
| − | |drops= one [[Quendite Crystal]] |
+ | |drops= one [[Quendite Crystal|Quendite crystal]] |
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| − | '''Quendite Ore'''is a semi-rare ore exclusive to the [[Lothlórien]] and [[Lindon]] biomes, found up to layer 48. The name is derived from the Elvish word for the race of Elves, Quendi. |
+ | '''[[Quendite Ore|Quendite ore]] '''is a semi-rare ore exclusive to the [[Lothlórien]] and [[Lindon]] biomes, found up to layer 48. The name is derived from the Elvish word for the race of Elves, ''Quendi''. |
| − | When broken, the ore drops one [[Quendite Crystal]], which has a variety of uses, from crafting items (such as [[High Elven Torch]]es) to creating |
+ | When broken, the ore drops one [[Quendite Crystal|Quendite crystal]], which has a variety of uses, from crafting items (such as [[High Elven Torch|High Elven torch]]es) to creating the useful [[Elven Portal]]. The crystals can also be alloyed with iron in a [[Dwarven Forge|Dwarven forge]] to create [[Galvorn Ingot|Galvorn ingot]]s. A pickaxe of at least iron or equivalent strength is required to mine this ore. |
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|title = Remains |
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+ | |drops = [[Orc Bone|Orc bones]], [[Elf Bone|Elf bones]], bones, [[Silver Coin|silver coins]], gold and silver nuggets, skulls and [[Ancient Items|ancient items]]|added in = Public Beta 8}}A block of '''[[remains]]''' is an ore block found only in the [[Dead Marshes]] biome, but is often hard to get to due to their tendency to spawn underwater, and a [[Marsh Wraith]] will spawn if you step into the water. Upon digging up a block of remains, the player gains the [[Achievements|achievement]] "'''Worth the Risk?'''" When dug with any type of shovel, remains will yield all sorts of loot. This includes all types of bones (except for troll bones), [[Silver Coin|silver coins]], gold or [[Silver Nugget|silver nuggets]], skeleton skulls, and [[Ancient Items|ancient items]]. |
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==Saltpeter Ore== |
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|title = Saltpeter Ore |
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|Image = [[File:Saltpeter.png|250px|right|Saltpeter with Saltpeter Ore behind it (not to be confused with iron ore to the right)]] |
|Image = [[File:Saltpeter.png|250px|right|Saltpeter with Saltpeter Ore behind it (not to be confused with iron ore to the right)]] |
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| − | |tool = Pickaxe (stone or better)|added in = Beta 17|drops = [[Saltpeter]]}} |
+ | |tool = Pickaxe (stone or better)|added in = Public Beta 17|drops = [[Saltpeter]]}} |
| − | '''Saltpeter |
+ | '''Saltpeter ore''' is a fairly common mineral that can be mined in order to acquire [[saltpeter]] and which is found underground. Combined with [[sulfur]] and charcoal (''not'' regular coal) on a crafting table, it gives two heaps of gunpowder. This is the only way you can obtain gunpowder in Middle-earth to make things such as [[Orc Bomb|Orc Bombs]]. Saltpeter can also be used to make bonemeal by crafting it together with dirt. |
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|title = Silver Ore |
|title = Silver Ore |
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| − | |Image = [[File:Silver-0.png|right|thumb| |
+ | |Image = [[File:Silver-0.png|right|thumb|250px]] |
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+ | |tool = Pickaxe (iron or better)|added in = Public Beta 17|drops = itself}}'''[[Silver Ore|Silver ore]]''' is an ore found in Middle-earth which can be smelted into [[Silver Ingot|silver ingots]]. It can be found up to layer 32 and is about twice as common as gold. A pickaxe of at least iron or equivalent strength is required to mine this ore. |
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| + | Silver ore is useful in the game because it can be smelted into silver ingots, which can then be then crafted into nine [[Silver Nugget|silver nuggets]], and four of these make one [[Silver Coin|silver coin]]. This means that players can slowly make money by mining undergound, rather than needing to find a [[:Category:Traders|trader]] in order to do so. |
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==Sulfur Ore== |
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| − | |tool = Pickaxe (stone or better)|added in = Beta 17|drops = [[Sulfur]]}} |
+ | |tool = Pickaxe (stone or better)|added in = Public Beta 17|drops = [[Sulfur]]}}'''Sulfur''' '''ore '''drops [[sulfur]] and can be found in Middle-earth, similarly to [[saltpeter]]. When combined with saltpeter and charcoal (''not'' regular coal) in a crafting table, it creates two heaps of gunpowder, being the only way to obtain gunpowder within Middle-earth. Gunpowder is needed to craft [[Orc Bomb|Orc Bombs]]. Sulfur can also be used to make sulfur matches. |
Sulfur matches are used to light fire, like flint and steel. They are made of sulfur and a stick.The match is used up in this process. |
Sulfur matches are used to light fire, like flint and steel. They are made of sulfur and a stick.The match is used up in this process. |
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==Tin Ore== |
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+ | {{Infobox block|title = Tin Ore|Image = [[File:2014-07-24 11.58.24.png|250px]]|imagecaption = |type = Solid block|renewable = Yes (can be bought)|physics = No|tool = Pickaxe (stone or better)|transparency = No|flamable = No|luminance = No|drops = Itself|added in = Public Beta 1}}'''[[Tin Ore|Tin ore]]''' is an ore found commonly throughout Middle-earth which can be smelted into [[Tin|tin Ingots]], useful for making [[Bronze|bronze.]] It can be found up to layer 64 and is about half as common as iron. A pickaxe of at least stone or equivalent strength is required to mine this ore. |
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This page will describe and show all the ores that are found in Middle-earth.
Coal Ore
Coal ore is a mineral block that drops coal when mined. The coal ore block itself (rather than coal) can be obtained by mining it with a pickaxe with the Silk Touch enchantment.
Coal ore is generated naturally in veins between stone blocks, much like other ores. It is a common sight on almost all maps, and can be found at almost any elevation, from cliff faces, through underground caves and sea bottoms, down to bedrock. On average, there are about 142.6 coal ores per chunk. It is the only ore to appear well above sea level; coal ore comprises about 1% of all stone, regardless of altitude.
Coal veins can vary greatly in size — mountaintop deposits are usually five blocks at most, but underground ones are generally at least ten blocks, and can range up to 64. Coal ore drops 1 piece of coal and 0 to 2 experience when mined with any pickaxe. Mining with a Fortune enchanted pickaxe will increase yields.
Copper Ore
Copper ore is an ore found commonly throughout Middle-earth. It can be smelted into copper ingots, which can be combined with tin to make bronze. It can be found up to layer 64 and is about half as common as iron. A pickaxe of at least stone or equivalent strength is required to mine this ore.
Gold Ore
Gold ore is a mineral block found underground. Gold ore will drop as an item if mined by an iron or diamond pickaxe. If mined by any other tool, it will drop nothing.
Gold ore generates in veins of 4-8 blocks (sometimes up to 16 if two veins happen to spawn together, and as few as 1 if the block that was supposed to be gold ore is occupied by a generated structure). It only appears in the bottom 32 layers of the map. From levels 2-29, gold ore's occurrence underground is at 0.1437% (about five times as rare as iron). On average, there are 8.2 blocks of gold ore per chunk.
Glowstone Ore
Glowstone ore is an ore found only in the Dwarven biomes, where it is slightly uncommon. Glowstone ore can only be found in the biomes where Dwarves spawn (Iron Hills, Blue Mountains). In those biomes it spawns on Level 32 and lower.
When mined, it drops glowstone dust, which explains the prevalence of glowstone blocks in Dwarven structures. A pickaxe of at least stone or equivalent strength is required to mine this ore. This is currently one of only five ways to gather glowstone, the others being from Witches, Witch Huts, the Nether and Underwater Elven Ruins. This also makes it the one of the two ways to gather glowstone in Middle-earth.
Gulduril Ore
Gulduril ore spawns only in Mordor, Dol Guldur, and Angmar. It is about as rare as gold. It gives off a sickly green light, like the walls of Minas Morgul in Peter Jackson's film adaptations, and drops Gulduril crystals when mined.
The current uses for this ore (that is its crystal) are making Morgul Portals, Morgul torches, and Morgul Steel, which is used in crafting Morgul Blades and armour. Morgul steel is stronger than Black Uruk Steel and Orc Steel, but not as strong as mithril.
Iron Ore
Iron ore is a mineral block found underground. It is the most common mineral that can be used to make tools and armour. Iron ore will drop as an item if mined by a stone pickaxe or better. If mined by any other tool, it will drop nothing.
Iron occurs only around from bedrock to slightly above sea level (layers 1-63). However, almost all of the iron ore will be at the lower levels. On average, there are about 77 iron ores per chunk. Veins can vary in size, but the most common is 2×2×2. Iron always comes in veins of 4 to 10 unless dirt, gravel, a cave, or another ore overlapped into it. Each block in the vein, which otherwise would be stone, has a random chance of being iron ore instead.
Lapiz Lazuli
Lapis lazuli ore is the ore block from which lapis lazuli is obtained. A stone pickaxe or better is required to obtain a drop from lapis lazuli ore. If mined with a Silk Touch enchanted pickaxe, it will drop itself, otherwise it will drop 4-8 lapis lazuli and 2-5 experience. When mined with a Fortune enchanted pickaxe, there is a chance the drops will be multiplied by between 2 and the level plus 1, up to a maximum of 2 to 4 at level III (for a maximum of 32 lapis lazuli dropped).
Lapis lazuli ore is found at a depth of 31 and below. The highest concentration of lapis lazuli ore is found between levels 13 and 16. At this level, the concentration is about 0.083% of all blocks (0.1013% of stone). The concentration drops linearly as one gets farther from these rows. Overall, lapis lazuli is around 1.1 times as common as diamond ore with an average of 3.43 blocks of lapis lazuli ore per chunk.
Mithril Ore
Mithril ore is the most valuable material in Middle-earth. The ore is extremly rare, but the best weapons, tools and armour can be crafted out of mithril. Mithril ore can only be found in the Misty Mountains (not the Misty Mountain Foothills) at layer 16 or below (similarly to diamond ore). It is around twice as rare as diamond ore.
To mine it, you need a pickaxe of diamond or mithril strength, but a Dwarven pickaxe will work as well. The Minecraft wiki states that there is a 0.1% chance to find a block of diamond ore, that is 3 diamond ore blocks per chunk. As mithril is twice as rare, that would be roughly 2 mithril ore blocks in a single 16 by 16 chunk.
Morgul Iron Ore
Morgul Iron ore is an ore found in Mordor, Dol Guldur and Angmar. It is about as common as normal iron ore, and can be smelted into Orc Steel ingots in the Orc forge. A pickaxe of at least stone or equivalent strength is required to mine this ore.
For players living in Mordor, this might be an important ore as Orc Steel is used in place of iron for all Orc equipment and no iron ore can be found in Mordor. Morgul Iron ore can be alloyed into many different materials. In an Orc forge, Morgul Iron ore can be alloyed into Black Uruk Steel if you use Naurite in the top, Morgul Steel if you use Gulduril crystals in the top, and normal Orc Steel if you do not add anything.
Naurite Ore
Naurite ore is an ore exclusively found in Mordor, Angmar and Dol Guldur. The name is derived from the Elvish word for fire. It is about as common as coal ore, and drops Naurite gems when harvested. It can be used as fuel in forges and can be crafted into a mineral block or can be used to craft Orc torches. It is also the alloy used (with Morgul Iron) in an Orc forge, to create Black Uruk Steel ingots. Items made from these ingots are much stronger than items crafted from Orc Steel ingots, but not as strong as Morgul Steel.
Quendite Ore
Quendite ore is a semi-rare ore exclusive to the Lothlórien and Lindon biomes, found up to layer 48. The name is derived from the Elvish word for the race of Elves, Quendi.
When broken, the ore drops one Quendite crystal, which has a variety of uses, from crafting items (such as High Elven torches) to creating the useful Elven Portal. The crystals can also be alloyed with iron in a Dwarven forge to create Galvorn ingots. A pickaxe of at least iron or equivalent strength is required to mine this ore.
Remains
A block of remains is an ore block found only in the Dead Marshes biome, but is often hard to get to due to their tendency to spawn underwater, and a Marsh Wraith will spawn if you step into the water. Upon digging up a block of remains, the player gains the achievement "Worth the Risk?" When dug with any type of shovel, remains will yield all sorts of loot. This includes all types of bones (except for troll bones), silver coins, gold or silver nuggets, skeleton skulls, and ancient items.
Saltpeter Ore
Saltpeter ore is a fairly common mineral that can be mined in order to acquire saltpeter and which is found underground. Combined with sulfur and charcoal (not regular coal) on a crafting table, it gives two heaps of gunpowder. This is the only way you can obtain gunpowder in Middle-earth to make things such as Orc Bombs. Saltpeter can also be used to make bonemeal by crafting it together with dirt.
Silver Ore
Silver ore is an ore found in Middle-earth which can be smelted into silver ingots. It can be found up to layer 32 and is about twice as common as gold. A pickaxe of at least iron or equivalent strength is required to mine this ore.
Silver ore is useful in the game because it can be smelted into silver ingots, which can then be then crafted into nine silver nuggets, and four of these make one silver coin. This means that players can slowly make money by mining undergound, rather than needing to find a trader in order to do so.
Sulfur Ore
Sulfur ore drops sulfur and can be found in Middle-earth, similarly to saltpeter. When combined with saltpeter and charcoal (not regular coal) in a crafting table, it creates two heaps of gunpowder, being the only way to obtain gunpowder within Middle-earth. Gunpowder is needed to craft Orc Bombs. Sulfur can also be used to make sulfur matches.
Sulfur matches are used to light fire, like flint and steel. They are made of sulfur and a stick.The match is used up in this process.
Tin Ore
Tin ore is an ore found commonly throughout Middle-earth which can be smelted into tin Ingots, useful for making bronze. It can be found up to layer 64 and is about half as common as iron. A pickaxe of at least stone or equivalent strength is required to mine this ore.
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